Mark Wahlberg has said he is a big fan of Conor McGregor and would love to star in a movie with him.
UFC star McGregor is set to make his film debut alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the upcoming reimagining of 'Road House'.
It's a casting that caught the attention of Wahlberg who believes that McGregor, 34, has the charisma to be a Hollywood star.
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This is despite a supposed beef between the pair after Wahlberg bought shares in the UFC to McGregor's annoyance.
McGregor tweeted at the time: "I’ve decided to challenge Hollywood actress Mark Walhberg next. A fight for all the shares."
"I’ll smack him and his four brothers around. It wouldn’t be the first crew of brothers I’ve smacked around."
Walhberg recounts laughing about the idea of fighting the former two-weight UFC champion.
He told the Barstool Sports Podcast: "You know it's funny because I was talking to Ari [Emanuel - Mark's agent] and Dana [White] when the whole thing was happening,"
"And they were just kind of joking around, throwing out some numbers and my son came up to me and he goes 'Dad, don't you dare. Don't even think about it.' My 16-year-old."
But far from having any ill feelings towards McGregor, Wahlberg would like to share the screen with him.
"I've been a huge of the UFC and I'm a huge fan of Conor. I think what he has been able to do for himself and the sport is fantastic."
"I think he was just frustrated because when WME bought the UFC, he was the one driving the business, so he was a little frustrated that guys were buying it and making money."
"I gotta get Conor to be in a movie. In the right movie, absolutely."
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